Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk was created in 2013, the year after my pilgrimage from Cheyney, PA to Boston, MA in memory of Nathaniel, a 525-mile journey by foot. Like the original, this annual walk event builds community and raises awareness, funds, and hope. This year, we want to see how many million steps we can walk for OCD awareness together.
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Day 2 — Monte Sarcro to Monterotundo (14 miles)
Transitions! Day 2 is about changes: city suburbs to countryside, level ground to hills, and our excitement about our Camino experience to oh-my-god-what-do-we-think-we-are-doing? We leave our first comfortable B&B at 7h00 sharp. The air is autumn cool, the breeze refreshing, … Continue reading
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Day 1: Roma to Monte Sacro (8.5 miles)
Arrivederci, Roma! We had a grand send off from St. Onofrio church from our generous host Jim Puglisi and dear Westtown friends Deanna and Eric Mayer who motorcycled over at 7 a.m to see us off. The cool morning air … Continue reading
Saturday, September 19, 2015 — Citta del Vaticano
Point Zero It is the eve of our departure for our pilgrimage to Assisi, so we have named it day zero, like Point Zero in front of Notre Dame de Paris — the point from which all distances in France … Continue reading
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January 01, 2015: Introducting HelpforBDD.org
A New Source of Hope for those Affected by BDD “Your son Nathaniel might have BDD,” Dr. L.K. suggests to my wife Judy and me. “What’s BBD?” we ask, mixing the letters up. “BDD—Body Dysmorphic Disorder,” she repeats. We had … Continue reading
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June 7, 2014: Second Annual OCD Awareness Walk
Circles and Intersections My peregrinations of the past three years consisted mostly of meandering trajectories from home to pre-planned destinations. As the car drives, a trip to Boston is 300 miles, but mine on foot covered 552 (I avoided I-95!). … Continue reading